Besides launching the second iOS 5.1 beta, iTunes also got a little attention from Apple yesterday, being updated to v10.5.2. The update brings “several improvements” to the iTunes Match service, addressing a problem users have experienced while trying to play or import certain CDs. Many iTunes users had complained that the current iTunes 10.5.1 had a bug that caused audio distortion problems when playing CDs via iTunes. This latest software update fixes the issue and provides some enhancements to iTunes Match.

In all the excitement of yesterday’s news we almost forgot to report on a huge feat for Apple. According to a new study from the NPD Group, iTunes is the second largest music retailer in the US, right behind Wal-Mart. During the last year, many more people moved to online services to acquire their music, more »

The age group of users you’d least suspect is are the most popular buyers of music from the Apple iTunes Store. This age group is the 9 – 14 year olds (Me!). Being a 13 year old who is highly against illegal music downloading, I was very surprised to read this report by NPD Group. more »